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Item Number: 148854
Title: The Menorah: Evolving into the Most Important Jewish Symbol
Author: Hachlili, Rachel
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9789004375024
Description: Leiden: Brill, 2018. 26cm., hardcover, 296pp. illus.

Summary: The Menorah, the ancient seven-armed candelabrum, was the most important Jewish symbol both in the Land of Israel and the Diaspora. The menorah was the most important of the Temple vessels and it also came to symbolize Judaism, when it was necessary to distinguish synagogues and Jewish tombs from Christian or pagan structures. This book is a continuation of Hachlili's earlier comprehensive study, The Menorah, the Ancient Seven-armed Candelabrum: Origin, Form and Significance. Brill, 2001. It entails the compilation and study of the material of the past two decades, presenting the theme of the menorah, focusing on its development, form, meaning, significance, and symbolism in antiquity.

Contents: Why Did the Menorah and Not the Showbread Table Evolve into the Most Important Symbol of Judaism ; Description of the Finds- The Menorah in the Land of Israel, the Diaspora and on Lamps ; The Form of the Menorah ; Interpretation, Meaning and Significance of the Menorah ; The Accompanying Ritual Objects ; The Menorah as an Identifying Sign/Indicator of a Jewish Site- Synagogue, Cemetery or Other ; Concluding Remarks ; The Corpus - The Corpus Indexes - Corpus Figures.

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